Boell Route (AD, 310m), Aiguille Dibona, Ecrins France

Climbing in the Ecrins national park in the French Alps. The objective was the Aiguille Dibona.  A stunning spire-like peak of perfect granite.

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Myself an a mate Tom first headed to Ailefroide for a good few days sampling the long multi-pitch bolted granite slabs. Ailefroide is awesome for long multi pitch routes (as long as you like slabs). Most the routes are accessible from the campsite in the middle of the valley. An idyllic spot in among the crags that is popular with families and climbers. Walking to the climbs is possible. It really is a granite paradise.

Not a bad situated campsite

We bagged a handful of long routes like Orage D'etoiles (5c - 300m) before heading to the Debona....

Tom traversing	All long routes finish by multiple rappels
Views down to the campsite	The line of Orage D'etoiles (5c - 300m)
Tom on Orage D'etoiles	At a Belay

 

Tom Leading off

We left the valley of Ailefroide and headed to the higher mountains for our main objective.... 

Slogging up to our camping spot

The refuge below the Dibona peak - we camped near by

We chose Boell Route (AD, 310m) on the Aiguille Dibona, as it was climbable in our mountain boots.  It had nothing harder than a V on the whole route and had a more mountaineering feel to it. The line was a wandering path picking the line of weakness through some steep terrain. We camped near the refuge and the previous night gave ourselves 50/50 odds of doing the route as it there was so much humidity around. However the weather held and we did the route in good style having the mountain to ourselves. The descent was simple down the opposite shoulder of the mountain. One abseil and a scramble.

Me leading off	Climbing in B2 Boots
The exposed summit - A relatively straightforward decent from here	The easy descent
Me after the ascent	Chopper swoops below the peak

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